Kettering Industrial Engineering program once again named best

Kettering University Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department was once again ranked No. 1 in the country.

The Kettering University Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department was once again ranked No. 1 in the country by U.S. News and World Report in the publication’s annual ‘Best Colleges’ editions.

Kettering’s Mechanical Engineering program ranked No. 3 in the country. Kettering ranked No. 17 in the country among undergraduate engineering programs and No. 24 among all Midwest colleges.

“The U.S. News rankings reflect positively on Kettering’s desire to be among the country’s best STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) institutions in the country,” said Dr. Robert Simpson, Kettering University Provost. “The rankings are a testament to the rigorous standards of excellence our faculty hold students and to the hard work the students do both in their coursework and in their co-op placements.”

“These rankings highlight why Kettering students, including Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering students, are in great demand in industry and business,” said Dr. Srinivas Chakravarthy, interim Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering department head. “Our IME students are able to apply firsthand the industrial engineering skill sets and principles learned in class in a variety of settings through their co-ops. That combination makes our students very sought after.”

The Mechanical Engineering program moved up four spots in this year’s rankings, from No. 7 to No. 3 in the country. The ME curriculum at Kettering is focused on developing industry-ready engineers, and the jump in this year’s rankings show Kettering’s reputation for doing exactly that is quickly on the rise nationwide.

“It is an honor to be recognized as a top five Mechanical Engineering program,” said Dr. Craig Hoff, Mechanical Engineering department head. “The strength of the Kettering curriculum is the ability to blend both theory in the classroom with practice in our labs and facilities on campus and with our industry partners through co-op. That combination gives Kettering students a truly unique ME education.”